(purr say) n. negligence due to the violation of a public duty, such as high speed driving.
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Negligence ``per se`` is the legal doctrine whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute (or regulation). ==Elements== In order to prove negligence per se, the plaintiff usually must show that: In some jurisdictions, negligence per se creates merely a rebuttable presumption of negligence. A typical example is one in whi...
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It is a legal term, which means that a person who is prudent and has commited an act of negligence thereby harming the peace, law & order, or damage to someone, but is very much believable and need not required to be proved that it was due negligence. High speed driving beyond speed limit is negligence per se as speed limit is a known fact for ...
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Conduct, either by act or omission, that may be declared and treated as negligence without argument or proof of negligence, usually because the conduct violates a statute. A finding of negligence per se satisfies the plaintiff's burden of proof that the defendant's conduct was negligent. However, the burden remains on the plaintiff to establish tha...
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Negligence due to the violation of a law meant to protect the public, such as a speed limit or building code. Unlike ordinary negligence, a plaintiff alleging negligence per se need not prove that a reasonable person should have acted differently -- the conduct is automatically considered negligent, and the focus of the suit will be over whether it...
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